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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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